What is the basis of a pro-life stance? Is it Biblical? We like to talk about the "sanctity of human life". But how does God feel about innocent unborn babies? And born babies, for that matter?
Hosea 13:16
Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Deuteronomy 2:33-35
33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain: 35 Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.
And then there is the glorious battle that God's people fought in
Numbers 31. But the soldiers were chastised for not killing the women. Moses had them finish the job, but they were to spare the young virgins and keep them for themselves. Oh, all except a "tribute" to the Lord of 32 virgins. For a "heave offering".
Ah, but the NT is much kinder and gentler, isn't it? Yes, when Herod wanted to kill little Jesus, God performed a wonderful miracle. He told Joseph in a dream to run away. That way, Herod could not kill Jesus. Only all the other children in Bethlehem, hundreds of them perhaps. Did God wish He had thought of a better miracle to save Jesus? Did this slaughter take God by surprise? No. It was already prophesied in
Jeremiah 31:15, as pointed out in Matt 2:17-18.
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